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She shares with her students and peers the unique perspective of a small carpet cleaning business owner,
retail rug store owner and carpet inspector. She has over 16 years experience in maintenance and restoration of carpet, rugs
and upholstery. In addition, she is a laminate and vinyl flooring inspector and performs side-match correction for most of
the major carpet mills. She has traveled throughout the US and abroad sharing her knowledge with other cleaners, inspectors
and restorers.
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Ruth is an active volunteer in the cleaning, restoration and inspection industry. She served as the
IICRC as Marketing Committee Chairman and President/Chairman of the Board of Directors for two years and is the past
Chairman of the IICRC's Color Repair Committee. She is also on the IICRC Rug Cleaning Technician Committee and was one
of the editors of IICRC S-100 Carpet Cleaning Standard and S-300 Upholstery Cleaning Standard. She was a member
of the S520 Mold Remediation Standard Committee.
Ruth also serves as Past President of the Society of Cleaning and Restoration Technicians.
After fulfilling her responsibilities as President of the IICRC, Ruth was named the Director of the WoolSafe
Organization in North America.
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